Quartet Records, in collaboration with Universal Music France and the Ecoutez le cinema ! Collection, presents a reissue of the long out-of-print expanded release of Jerry Goldsmith’s masterpiece for Franklin J. Schaffner’s 1973 prison drama PAPILLON.
The bestselling autobiography of Henri Charriere, one of the few people to successfully escape from the notorious French penal colony of Devil’s Island, served as the basis for PAPILLON. Steve McQueen plays the pugnacious Charriere (known as “Papillon” because of a prominent tattoo), incarcerated?wrongly, he claims?for murdering a pimp. He saves the life of fellow convict Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), a counterfeiter who will later show his gratitude by helping Charriere in his many escape attempts and by smuggling food to Charriere when the latter is put in solitary confinement.
PAPILLON was an expensive French production by Robert Dorfman, with financial support from some American studios. When Schaffner entered the project, he wanted to score the film with his favorite composer, Jerry Goldsmith, with whom he had already made three films, including the classics PLANET OF THE APES and PATTON. After PAPILLON, Goldsmith had the opportunity to compose another three magnificent scores for Schaffner: ISLANDS IN THE STREAM, THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL and LIONHEART
The Academy Award-nominated score of PAPILLON is among the best and most celebrated of Goldsmith’s scores, and one of his personal favorites. It features a memorable main theme (a “Montmartre-like tune”), Impressionistic passages a la Debussy, intense and dramatic music, all colorfully orchestrated by Arthur Morton.
This release is a straight reissue of the previous Quartet edition from 2017 that was carefully remixed and mastered by Mike Matessino from the multi-track session masters, recorded in Italy and preserved in mint condition. It features every note Goldsmith recorded for the film, including music ultimately not featured in the final cut, extended versions of some cues trimmed during film editing, and alternates. There is also a generous selection of source music specially arranged by Alexander Courage and conducted by Goldsmith (these cues are quite important in the film, since they appear in Papillon’s dreams and in the band concert during the escape).
The 20-page full-color booklet includes liner notes by producer Stephane Lerouge and by John Takis, who provides a comprehensive track-by-track analysis.
スティーブ・マックィーンとダスティン・ホフマン主演でフランクリン・Ｊ・シャフナーが監督した1973年の傑作脱獄ドラマ。最近発見されたマルチトラックのコンプリート・セッション・マスターテープからリマスター収録したオリジナル・サウンドトラック完全盤。長らく廃盤になっていたCDがついに再発売！巨匠ジェリー・ゴールドスミスがこの作品のために書き上げた全ての楽曲を余すところなく完全収録。
トラックリスト『パピヨン』はロベール・ドーフマンによるフランス製作で、アメリカのいくつかのスタジオから資金援助を受けていた。シャフナーはこのプロジェクトに参加する際、彼のお気に入りの作曲家ジェリー・ゴールドスミスを起用することを希望した。『パピヨン』の後、ゴールドスミスはシャフナーのために、『海流の中の島々』、『ブラジルから来た少年』、『LIONHEART』の3つの素晴らしいスコアを作曲する機会を得た。
アカデミー賞にノミネートされた『パピヨン』のスコアは、ゴールドスミスのスコアの中でも最高傑作であり、最も有名なものである。印象的なメインテーマ（“モンマルトルのような曲”）、ドビュッシー風の印象派的なパッセージ、激しくドラマチックな音楽、アーサー・モートンによる色彩豊かなオーケストレーションが特徴。
このリリースは、イタリアで録音され、新品の状態で保存されていたマルチトラック・セッション・マスターからマイク・マテッシーノが入念にリミックスとマスタリングを施した、2017年リリースのリイシューである。ゴールドスミスが映画のために録音したすべてのスコアが収録されており、最終カットには最終的に収録されなかった音楽、映画編集中にカットされたいくつかのキューの拡張バージョン、オルタネートも含まれている。また、アレクサンダー・カレッジが特別に編曲し、ゴールドスミスが指揮した音源もたっぷり収録されています（これらのキューは、パピヨンの夢の中や、脱出の際のバンド・コンサートで登場するため、映画ではかなり重要な意味を持つ）。
20ページのフルカラーブックレットを封入。
胸に蝶のイレズミをしている所から“パピヨン”というあだ名で呼ばれている主人公が、無実の罪で投獄され、１３年間にも及ぶ刑務所生活を強いられながら、自由を求め執拗に脱獄を繰り返し、ついに成功するまでを描いてゆく。1973年仏。
Quartet Records, in collaboration with Universal Music France and the Ecoutez le cinema ! Collection, presents a reissue of the long out-of-print expanded release of Jerry Goldsmith’s masterpiece for Franklin J. Schaffner’s 1973 prison drama PAPILLON.
The bestselling autobiography of Henri Charriere, one of the few people to successfully escape from the notorious French penal colony of Devil’s Island, served as the basis for PAPILLON. Steve McQueen plays the pugnacious Charriere (known as “Papillon” because of a prominent tattoo), incarcerated?wrongly, he claims?for murdering a pimp. He saves the life of fellow convict Louis Dega (Dustin Hoffman), a counterfeiter who will later show his gratitude by helping Charriere in his many escape attempts and by smuggling food to Charriere when the latter is put in solitary confinement.
PAPILLON was an expensive French production by Robert Dorfman, with financial support from some American studios. When Schaffner entered the project, he wanted to score the film with his favorite composer, Jerry Goldsmith, with whom he had already made three films, including the classics PLANET OF THE APES and PATTON. After PAPILLON, Goldsmith had the opportunity to compose another three magnificent scores for Schaffner: ISLANDS IN THE STREAM, THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL and LIONHEART
The Academy Award-nominated score of PAPILLON is among the best and most celebrated of Goldsmith’s scores, and one of his personal favorites. It features a memorable main theme (a “Montmartre-like tune”), Impressionistic passages a la Debussy, intense and dramatic music, all colorfully orchestrated by Arthur Morton.
This release is a straight reissue of the previous Quartet edition from 2017 that was carefully remixed and mastered by Mike Matessino from the multi-track session masters, recorded in Italy and preserved in mint condition. It features every note Goldsmith recorded for the film, including music ultimately not featured in the final cut, extended versions of some cues trimmed during film editing, and alternates. There is also a generous selection of source music specially arranged by Alexander Courage and conducted by Goldsmith (these cues are quite important in the film, since they appear in Papillon’s dreams and in the band concert during the escape).
The 20-page full-color booklet includes liner notes by producer Stephane Lerouge and by John Takis, who provides a comprehensive track-by-track analysis.
01. Theme From Papillon (2:20)
02. The Camp (3:02)
03. Catching Butterflies (Extended Version) (2:57)
04. The Dream (1:49)
05. Hospital (3:51)
06. Papillon (Theme Variation) (1:50)
07. Freedom (3:59)
08. New Friend (2:07)
09. Antonio’s Death (2:30)
10. Gift From the Sea (Film Version) (8:18)
11. The Pearl (1:03)
12. Reunion (4:38)
13. The Garden (0:51)
14. Cruel Sea (1:30)
15. Farewell?Part 1 (0:59)
16. Farewell?Part 2 (2:25)
17. End Title (2:45)
Source Music
18. Field Drums (0:44)
19. Triumphant Parade (1:50)
20. Dance of the Nubian Slaves (from Faust) (2:49)
21. Cleopatra’s Variations (from Faust) (2:12)
22. Phryne’s Dance (from Faust) (2:13)
23. J’ai Deux Amours (1:52)
24. Sous les Toits de Paris (3:16)
Bonus Tracks
25. The Dream (Alternate) (1:44)
26. Freedom (Alternate) (3:59)
27. Free as the Wind (3:10)